Shannon worked with the New England Grassroots Environment Fund on grassroots trend reports and the Catalyst Conversation series. She interviewed, surveyed, and partnered with organizations in the region to identify barriers, trends, and opportunities within the Grassroots Fund's Energy & Climate and Food issue areas and created trend reports to help inform the work of grassroots groups, non-profit organizations, funders, and grantmakers. She also helped coordinate the participatory planning of a New Hampshire Catalyst Conversation event by bringing together stakeholders from across the state to design an accessible and informative event where grassroots organizers can co-create community solutions. Shannon completed her fellowship while finishing a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Spanish at Mount Holyoke College. She looks forward to incorporating the Grassroot Fund’s values-driven approach into her work in the environmental justice field.
